foxtel digital

watching it for oneday and i've already learned several things:

• the oldest tree on the planet date back 4000 years - wow
• the scary looking triangle head snapper turtle can bite with 1000 pound + force and weigh 60 kg
• david attenborough goes everywhere on the planet for his documentary.
• plants even imitate insect eggs to piss them away - how do they do/know that?
• hydraulics are powerful - power steering is invented in 1920's before the war - and i was still driving a car without power steering before march!
• vodaphone is having financial trouble - according to BBC
• Miami heats won the 4th eastern conf final

and counting. wow cable does stuff information into your head!

top ten stupid question at HSBC BSK by Richard Yang - good old masterpiece from HSBC days

TOP TEN STUPID QUESTIONS ASKED IN HSBC SUNNYBANK by Richard Yang

Stupid Questions #1:
Q: Will US Dollar Rise??
A: Do I look like Alan Greenspan to you??

Stupid Questions #2:
Q: If I use my HSBC ATM card overseas, will I still get Australian dollar cash from the overseas ATM?
A: DUH….show me which ATM in Pakistan that spill out AUD cash & I will fly there with a camera right now.

Stupid Questions #3:
Q: Can you fill out the deposit slip for me?
A: If I fill out your deposit slip, can I spend the money for you too?

Stupid Questions #4:
Q: Why you charge me money for depositing more than 10,000 dollars? It’s my money!
A: well two words: PAY TAX! And you think I like counting someone else’ money?

Stupid Questions #5:
Q: if I deposit $10,000 cash, will you report me to the government?
A: YES. And the money laundry report is going to follow you to the graves until your soul is rotten in hell.

Stupid Questions #6:
Q: Your ATM machine ate my card!!!
A: Count yourself lucky that machine didn’t eat you. And don’t you know it’s a lucky sign in Chinese culture that the card is eaten by an ATM???

Stupid Questions #7:
Q: Is the calendar here yet??
A: Yes. But we decided to charge $19.95 each for our calendars starting from this year. Would you still like to have one? No?? I thought you needed one so bad!

Stupid Questions #8:
Q: What does HSBC stand for??
A: It stand for Holy Shit! Be Careful

Stupid Questions #9:
Q: Do you speak Cantonese/Mandarin??
A: Sorry I’m Vietnamese.

Stupid Questions #10:
Q: Can I have your JP to sign some document?
A: Sure. Would you like to purchase our world-famous chocolate milk shake with strawberry for only $3.95? Our JP will be more than happy to sign anything for you afterwards.

The Da Vinci Code

Honestly i couldn't decipher what all the criticism towards this film is about. As a standalone film, the pace is there and the rythm is one of intense and suspence, of course if you have read the book, then the whole thing becomes one of following the script and catching up to expectation, which i think isn't really a good thing for story of this calibre. Tom Hanks shines in his normal witty/passionate/calculated self, but there was no chemistry to speak of between him and Audrey. Language accent must be a huge barrier to their on-screen chemistry, i reckon. The CG historic background narrative scene were of particularly good quality, vividly depicting several historic events in Constatine times. Well maybe not an outstanding film as it is, it's not like 007 intense, but probably should suffice for the average audience.

spend the whole morning teaching sam driving in his rusty old ae82 corolla. that car is loud, stiff and hard to turn, but he managed to master most of turning, reversing and hill start, which is pretty good progress. So much easier when the learner is a male.

but now i'm fucked and tired and wanting to sleep.

Cairns

just came back from a late night screening of MI3, the long awaited sequel to tom cruise's explosive ethan hunt career. this time around, IMF agent embarked on a forced journey to my hometown shanghai, where ethan jumped and swinged from one tall building to another obviously without killing himself in pudong. felicity star kerry russell made an appearance as a young trainee under cruise but was unfortunately betrayed in the grand sceme of the intelligence game. again in a similar plot as countless other hero of the day / family man type thriller, it's a race against the clock o pto trade some top secret box with ethan's lovely nurse wife. noticeable highlights of the film include maggie q driving a murcielago and later blow it up into pieces. her tits are interestingly flat and her face was too long and thus out of proportion to her slender body.

in this age where high tech scenes are a given in a blockbuster, it's not such a revelation to witness satnav tracking and face scanning anymore. hell, that was fun back in the enemy of the state with will smith dodging us government, but such toy has long passed its juicy stage of early life. i could buy a satnav from ebay under $500 these days.

the acting is what to expect from a seasoned cowboy such as cruise. signaturesmile, wide-eyed stare, watery eyes and rapd running is his trademarks. the supporting cast is a bit b

... to be continued

SAAB

SAAB has always occupied a special place in motor enthusiasts' mind. sporty styling, aeroplane engineers inspired cockpit, excellent safety credentials, all the sexiness of being swedish. The list could go on. Prestige isn't exactly SAAB's forte, but standing out from the crowd, refreshing stying, clever engineering on the other hand, stand for much that SAAB is renowned and cherished for. I once remarked that i will one day indeed purchase a sexy 9-3 convertible upon gaining the financial ability to do so.

My test drive experience has proven otherwise, unfortunately. Interior space is one of defnite coziness and comfort with leather upholstering, making the inside cabin an ideal place during long range cruising. the dynamics of the car though, is off the mark from what you expect of a luxury european sports sedan. Maybe it's because the car is brand new - only 40 kms on the odometer, so everythings' sort of in their arrogant fresh state and refuse to cooperate with the driver, but i just feel less sporty about the car than mum's astra.